Gloucester County Fire Academy proudly offers several courses of interest to members of the emergency services throughout the year. To register for classes click HERE.

Summer & Fall 2010

ALL HAZARDS PLANNING SECTION CHIEF COURSE - The 32 hour All Hazards Planning Section Chief class is designed for those personnel who at an Incident or Event would be part of the General Staff as recognized in ICS and the NIMS. The goal of this professional development course is to provide local and state-level responders with an overview of the key duties and responsibilities of a Planning Section Chief Type III in a Type III AHIMT.  

AUTO EXTRICATION I - This comprehensive 22 hour course will consist of both lecture and hands-on training.  Participants will receive instruction and develop improved competency on all phases of auto extrication including:  scene size-up, vehicle stabilization, removal of the vehicle from the entrapped patient, patient removal, etc.

AUTO EXTRICATION II - This sixteen hour course, mostly hands on, continues where Auto Extrication I left off.
Using numerous skill stations and multi crash scenarios, students will be able to demonstrate the key principles and practices of safe and effective vehicle extrication practices.

CHALLENGES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES INSTRUCTION - This course is part one of a two part instructional methodology program.  Part one focuses on planning and providing instruction.  Upon completion, the participant will be better prepared to sit for and successfully complete the Instructor Level I examination. 

COACHING THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR III - CEVO III is a must attend program for both experienced drivers and those who wish to drive emergency vehicles.  This highly interactive program is intended to be part of your agency’s comprehensive driver training or recertification program.

DRILL GROUND INSTRUCTOR - This program is designed to ensure that instructors know and understand the safety issues inherent in all areas of Fire Fighting Training.  Instructors must be capable of demonstrating the proper methods of identifying and correcting an unsafe act/task as it occurs. Click HERE for additional course dates.

FIREFIGHTER I - This course follows the National Fire Protection Standard 1001 most recent edition and New Jersey A.C. 5:73. Topics include: fire chemistry, fire ground safety, SCBA, ladders, search and rescue, communications, ventilation, fire suppression, Haz-mat level I awareness, and level 2 operations, and more.

INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER - This course is intended to provide the company officer with skills to function effectively as the Safety Officer at fire department incident operations. The primary focus shall be on developing decision making skills through the recognition of cues that affect personal safety.

RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM – AWARENESS - Awareness is an introduction to organization and development of firefighter rescue teams. This course is designed to educate fire department members on codes/standards, size-up, team composition, equipment, staging locations, training, etc. This course is a preparatory course as the firefighter moves on to the operations level of rapid intervention team courses. Click HERE for additional course dates.

RESCUE LIFTING BAGS:  BASIC CONCEPTS - This eight (8) hour program presented by the Gloucester County Fire Academy extrication staff will take us back to the basics of air bags.

SMOKE DIVERS - The newly revised “Smoke Divers” program has been developed to improve upon the firefighters existing skill sets and to place major emphasis on air management.